cup

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also 2 Albanian 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, probably a form of Latin cūpa (“‘tub’”), from Proto-Indo-European *keup- (“‘a hollow’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʌp/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʌp

[edit] Noun

cup (plural cups)

1. A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem (confer goblet, glass.)

   Pour the wine into the cup.

2. A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml.
3. A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

   The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.

4. A contest for which a cup is awarded.

   The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.

5. (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

   The ball just misses the cup.

6. (US) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

   Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.

7. One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.

   The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.

8. (mathematics) The symbol denoting union and similar operations (confer cap.)
9. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
10. (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
11. A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup.)

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[edit] Verb

to cup (third-person singular simple present cups, present participle cupping, simple past and past participle cupped)

1. (transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands

   Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.

2. (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands

   He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.

[edit] Translations

• Swedish: kupa, kupade, kupat, kupande (1) hålla, höll, hållit, hållande (2) (Note:  Can mean holding in any manner, not only in cupped hands.)

[edit] Related terms

• world cup
• cupcake
• cup size
• egg cup
• teacup

[edit] See also

• mug

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[edit] Albanian

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cup

1. odd (not even)

[edit] Synonyms

• tek

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cup (a variant of sup)

1. shoulder

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

cup

1. cup (contest)

[edit] Declension

Declension of cup (type risti) singular plural nominative cup cupit genitive cupin cupien partitive cupia cupeja accusative cup cupin cupit inessive cupissa cupeissa elative cupista cupeista illative cupiin cupeihin adessive cupilla cupeilla ablative cupilta cupeilta allative cupille cupeille essive cupina cupeina translative cupiksi cupeiksi instructive – cupein abessive cupitta cupeitta comitative – cupeineen